Brand Name Drugs vs. Generic? One Going Up Faster Than Inflation

Since 2008, generic drug prices have fallen — by a whopping 60 percent. But brand name drugs? They’re way up — by 160 percent. Something to consider next time you fill a prescription. Check out the full report from Express Scripts for more detail or look at health policy.

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Lisa Aliferis is the founding editor of KQED's State of Health blog. Since 2011, she's been writing stories and editing them for the site. Before taking up blogging, she toiled for many years producing health stories for television, including Dateline NBC and San Francisco's CBS affiliate, KPIX-TV. She also wrote up a handy guide to the Affordable Care Act, especially for Californians. You can follow her on Twitter: @laliferisView all posts by Lisa Aliferis →

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